ひとり親家庭 ひとりおやかてい Also written 一人親家庭 Meanings Noun single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household Kanji 親 parent. Read as おや. 家 home 庭 garden. Read as テイ. Example sentences 彼の父は戦争で亡くなったので、彼はひとり親家庭で育ちました。His father died in the war, so he grew up in a single-parent family. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists